Banana Bread

I noticed that my bananas were going black and whenever that happens, you know what time it is?! BANANA BREAD MAKIN' TIME!! mmmmmmmm I absolutely LOVE banana bread especially when it is nice and moist!!!!<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

I got the recipe from this site: http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/Dessert/Eggs-Dairy/recipe.html?dishid=5918

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Ingredients: 

• 2 or 3 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup/250 ml)
• 1/4 cup honey (60 ml)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla (7 ml)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar (60 ml)
• 1 cup plain yogurt, full fat (250 ml)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (30 ml)
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (375 ml)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda (10 ml)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (2 ml)
• Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
• 1 ripe banana, sliced, to bake on top of bread as a garnish (optional) 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Lightly grease a 4-inch X 8-inch loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, mash bananas. Add the honey, vanilla, sugar, yogurt and oil. Mix with a spoon or spatula to combine.
4. Sift flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg onto parchment paper or another bowl. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the banana mixture until just combined.
5. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Line banana slices decoratively on top of the batter, if desired. Bake 40 to 50 minutes, until golden and tester comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Flip onto a wire rack and cool completely. Cut into 8 to 10 slices. Serve.

Also instead of using the yogurt, I used 3/4 butter milk and 1/4 apple sauce and I also added 1tsp of cinnamon. I think this recipe came out pretty good with the alterations, but I wonder if it would be any moister with the yogurt? Just like I'm on the search with soft Chocolate Chip cookies, I'm on the same search with finding a recipe that makes moist banana bread!!!

anyway enjoy :)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yes, I made the famous and popular treat everyone knows. I made this recipe again from this site: http://joyofbaking.com/ChocolateChipCookies.html

They were good the only thing is that I LOVE when my cookies ( chocolate chip especially ) are nice and soft long after they are baked. Unfortunately this is not the recipe. But it does not mean it was a bad recipe. These cookies I did enjoy, it is just I can still on the search for the nice and soft chocolate chip cookies. 

I tried many chocolate chip cookies that were hard so once I finally find that recipe that is nice and soft, I will post it right up :). 

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) (226 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

• 3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white  sugar

• 3/4 cup (160 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

• 2 1/4 cups (295 grams) all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 1/2 cups (270 grams) semisweet chocolate chips

• 1 cup (100 grams) walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) with rack in center of oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter until smooth and creamy. Add the white and brown sugars and beat until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in eggs, one at a time, making sure to beat well after each addition. Add the vanilla and beat until incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and beat until incorporated, adding the chocolate chips and nuts (if using) about half way through mixing. If you find the dough very soft, cover and refrigerate until firm (from 30 minutes to two hours).  

For large cookies, use about a 2 tablespoon ice cream scoop or with two spoons, drop about 2 tablespoons of dough (35 grams) onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake about 10 - 14 minutes , or until golden brown around the edges. Cool completely on wire rack.

Makes about 4 dozen - 3 inch round cookies.

Note: You can freeze this dough. Form the dough into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze and then place the balls of dough in a plastic bag, seal, and freeze. When baking, simply place the frozen balls of dough on a baking sheet and bake as directed - may have to increase baking time a few minutes.

Oh I also didn't use any walnuts or nuts, which turned out good without them.

Enjoy :)

Intro

Hello! :-) 

I wanted to start this blog so I can bake and write reviews about the recipes that can be found online. I love to bake and try new recipes to see how it would come out. I wish I can share all these amazing baked goods with you all, but unfortunately because I do not know where you all live, I will be giving my baked goods to all my friends and loved ones ( I for sure won't be eating all these sweet desserts all by myself, nu uh not happening!!). :-) Sorrrrrrrrrrrry!! You all will just have to drool over the pictures I give you, either from me or the site itself, and bake yourself ;-P. I will be mostly reviewing sweet things ( look at the site name ;) ) but I may post something unusual, depending on what I see and want to make. I don't know, we will play it by ear but mostly you will see baked goods.

Anyway keep checking in with me until I post my first baked review :-) 

Have a yummmmy day !!

P.S. You guys will be seeing some changes to my site until I feel like I've achieved where I want it to be. Sooo right now it is just meh... lol